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Conversant

Definition: Conversant

Conversant

Adjective

1. (usually followed by `with') well informed about or knowing thoroughly; "conversant with business trends"; "familiar with the complex machinery"; "he was familiar with those roads".

Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
 

Date "conversant" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1350. (references)


Synonyms: Conversant

Synonyms: conversant(p) (adj), familiar(p) (adj). (additional references)

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Synonyms within Context: Conversant

ContextSynonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus).

Knowledge

Proficient with, versed with, read with, forward with, strong with, at home in; conversant with, familiar with.

Skill

Adjective: skillful, dexterous, adroit, expert, apt, handy, quick, deft, ready, gain; slick, smart; (active); proficient, good at, up to, at home in, master of, a good hand at, au fait, thoroughbred, masterly, crack, accomplished; conversant; (knowing).

Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus.

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Crosswords: Conversant

English words defined with "conversant": Able seamanBehind the scenesInconversantObversantSpecial metaphysicsTo be at home on any subjectVolapukist. (references)
Specialty definitions using "conversant": INTERPRETER, DEAFtranslator, deaf. (references)
Non-English Usage: "Conversant" is also a word in the following language with the English translation in parentheses.

French (conversing).

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Commercial Usage: Conversant

DomainTitle

Books

  • Conversant Essays: Contemporary Poets on Poetry (reference)

    (more book examples)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Familiar Quotations: Conversant

AuthorQuotation

Edgar Allan Poe

To be thoroughly conversant with a man's heart, is to take our final lesson in the iron-clasped volume of despair.

Plato

Philosophy is an elegant thing, if anyone modestly meddles with it; but if they are conversant with it more than is becoming, it corrupts them.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

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Use in Literature: Conversant

TitleAuthorQuote

Gulliver's Travels

Swift, Jonathan

Their ideas are perpetually conversant in lines and figures.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

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Non-Fiction Usage: Conversant

SubjectTopicQuote

Economic History

Cote D'ivoire

As a group, they are very receptive to U.S. products and U.S. company representatives and are generally more conversant in English. (references)

Uk

Although there are few circumstances which mandate the use of a local lawyer, local contracts and agreements should be vetted by a competent law firm, conversant with British and EU Law. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

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Usage Frequency: Conversant

"Conversant" is generally used as an adjective (general or positive) -- approximately 100.00% of the time. "Conversant" is used about 81 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted)
Parts of SpeechPercentUsage per
100 Million Words
Rank in English
Adjective (general or positive)100%8136,835

Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.

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Expressions: Conversant

Expressions using "conversant": be conversant with smth. conversant with. Additional references.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Frequency of Internet Keywords: Conversant

The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com.
 
ExpressionFrequency
per Day

conversant

36

conversant system

13

communication conversant

10

conversant system for ivr

10

conversant fully logistics she

3
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Modern Translation: Conversant

Language Translations for "conversant"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.

Albanian

  

i njohur (accredited, acquainted, celebrated, famed, familiar, household, known, noted, notorious, recognized, renowned, sought after), i familiarizuar (familiar). (various references)

   

Arabic 

  

‏ملم ب. (various references)

   

Bulgarian 

  

компетентен (able, competent, qualified, sciential, versed), осведомен (advised, aware, cognizant, informed, intelligent, privy, wise), отнасящ се (pertinent, relative). (various references)

   

Chinese 

  

諳練 (proficient, skilled), 精通 (mastery). (various references)

   

Czech

  

obeznámený (acquainted, familiar). (various references)

   

Farsi 

  

متبحر (Erudite), اگاه (Aware, Cognizant, Conscious, Hep), بصیر (Great, Intuitive, Sage). (various references)

   

Finnish

  

perehtymätön (not conversant with, unfamiliar with). (various references)

   

French

  

qui est au courant. (various references)

   

German

  

vertraut (close, companionably, confides, conversantly, familiar, familiarly, intimate, Matey, near, trusts, well known), bekannt (acquainted, aquaint, familiar, famous, known, noted, well known, well-known). (various references)

   

Greek 

  

εντριβήσ (proficient, versed). (various references)

   

Hebrew 

  

בקי (adept, erudite, expert, past master, proficient, skilled, versed). (various references)

   

Hungarian

  

jó viszonyban van valakivel, bizalmas viszonyban lévõ. (various references)

   

Indonesian

  

mengenal (ken, know, recognize), biasa (accustomed, adjusted, banal, habitual, lay, ordinary, regular, trivial, usual). (various references)

   

Italian

  

competente (able, competent, experienced, expert, qualified, relevant), versato (skilled, versed), pratico (businesslike, down to earth, experienced, expertly, hard-headed, practical, practiced, practised, serviceable, versed), al corrente (advised). (various references)

   

Japanese Kanji 

  

精通 (acquaintance, being expert, being versed in, having knowledge). (various references)

   

Japanese Katakana 

  

せいつう (acquaintance, being expert, being versed in, having knowledge). (various references)

   

Manx

  

ullee (operational, prepared, ready, Ulster), oayllagh (accustomed, acquainted, au fait, customary, experienced, familiar, guide, habitual, intimately acquainted, inveterate, knowledgeable, leader, versed, wont). (various references)

   

Pig Latin

  

onversantcay

   

Portuguese

  

conhecido (acquaintance, acquainted, friend, known, met, notorious, pinup, proverbial, well-known), relacionado (associated, connected, related, relational), proficiente (proficient, skilled), familiarizado. (various references)

   

Romanian

  

cunoscãtor în (initiate), competent (able, ably, apt, capable, competent, efficient, fit, proficient, responsible, salted, scholarly, useful), emerit (honoured, skilled), documentat. (various references)

   

Russian 

  

осведомленный (advised, aware, familiar, informed, wise), знакомый с чем-л., занимающийся чем-л.. (various references)

   

Serbo-Croatian

  

upućen (informed, initiate, inside), upoznat (acquainted, familiar, informed). (various references)

   

Spanish

  

versado en, enterado de (conceited, informed about). (various references)

   

Swedish

  

förtrolig (close, confidental, confidential, familiar, intimate), förtrogen (confidant, confidential, familiar, familiar with, intimate). (various references)

   

Turkish

  

tanınmış (distinguished, famed, famous, illustrious, notable, noted, of note, prestigious, reputable, reputed, well known), deneyimli (experienced, practised, wise), bilinen (common, familiar, given, known, proverbial, twice-told), bilen (au fait, cognizant, knowing, recognizant). (various references)

   

Ukrainian

  

обізнаний (acquainted, adept, aware, cognizant, expert, informed, well informed), зайнятий (booked, busy, concerned, engaged, in work, occupied), поінформований (aware, enlightened, familiar, intelligenced). (various references)

   

Vietnamese 

  

thân thiết biết, thân mật (amicable, chummy, cordial, friendly, hail-fellow, hail-fellow-well-met, heartily, hearty, intimate, intimately, matey, maty), quen, in, giỏi (adept, consummate, dab, death, famously, nut, versed, well-up), dính dáng tới. (various references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

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Bible Trace: Conversant

LanguageDateSource1 Samuel Chapter 25, Verse 15
Greek (transliterated)250 BCSeptuagintKai oi andreV agaqoi hmin sfodra ouk apekwlusan hmaV oude eneteilanto hmin pasaV taV hmeraV aV hmen par' autoiV kai en tw einai hmaV en agrw
Latin405VulgateHomines isti boni satis fuerunt nobis et non molesti nec quicquam aliquando periit omni tempore quo sumus conversati cum eis in deserto
Middle English1395WyclifThese men weren good ynow `to vs, and not heuy, ne eny thing that eny tyme perishid al the tyme we han dwellid with hem in deseert;
Jacobean English1611King JamesBut the men were very good unto us, and we were not hurt, neither missed we any thing, as long as we were conversant with them, when we were in the fields:
Victorian English1833WebsterBut the men were very good to us, and we were not hurt, neither missed we any thing, as long as we were conversant with them, when we were in the fields:
Basic English1964OgdenBut these men have been very good to us; they did us no wrong and nothing of ours was touched while we were with them in the fields:

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Matched Bible Translations: Conversant

Language1 Samuel Chapter 25, Verse 15
CebuanoApan ang mga tawo maayo kaayo kanamo, ug wala kami nila hilabti, ni mawad-an kami bisan unsa, sa kadugayon nga kami nagauban diha kanila sa didto kami sa mga kapatagan.
CroatianA ti su ljudi bili vrlo dobri prema nama: nisu nas dirali, ništa nismo izgubili dokle god smo bili u njihovoj blizini kad smo bili u polju.
Danishskønt de Mænd har været meget gode mod os og ikke fornærmet os, og vi har intet mistet, i al den Tid vi færdedes sammen med dem, da vi var ude i Marken.
DutchNochtans zijn zij ons zeer goede mannen geweest; en wij hebben geen smaadheid geleden, en wij hebben niets gemist al de dagen, die wij met hen verkeerd hebben, toen wij op het veld waren.
FinnishNe miehet ovat kuitenkin olleet meille varsin hyviä: he eivät loukanneet meitä, eikä meiltä mitään hävinnyt koko sinä aikana, minkä kuljeskelimme heidän läheisyydessään ollessamme kedolla.
FrenchEt pourtant ces gens ont été très bons pour nous; ils ne nous ont fait aucun outrage, et rien ne nous a été enlevé, tout le temps que nous avons été avec eux lorsque nous étions dans les champs.
GermanUnd sie sind uns doch sehr nützliche Leute gewesen und haben uns nicht verhöhnt, und hat uns nichts gefehlt an der Zahl, solange wir bei ihnen gewandelt haben, wenn wir auf dem Felde waren;
Haitian CreoleMen, mesye sa yo te bon pou nou: Yo pa t' janm chache nou kont. Nou pa t' janm pèdi anyen pandan tout tan nou te la ansanm ak yo nan savann lan.
Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hariPadahal mereka sangat baik kepada kami. Tidak pernah kami diganggu, dan juga belum pernah kami kehilangan apa pun ketika kami berteman dengan mereka di padang gurun.
Indonesian-Terjemahan LamaMaka orang-orang itu sudah sangat berguna kepada kami, sehingga tiada kami diusik dan satupun tiada kami kehilangan selamanya segala hari kami beredar-edar serta dengan mereka itu pada masa kami di padang itu.
ItalianVeramente questi uomini sono stati molto buoni con noi; non ci hanno molestati e non ci è venuto a mancare niente finché siamo stati con loro, quando eravamo in campagna.
MaoriOtiia pai rawa aua tangata ki a matou, kihai hoki i aha ki a matou, kihai ano i ngaro tetahi mea a matou i nga ra katoa i haereere tahi ai matou me ratou, i a matou ra i te parae.
NorwegianOg disse menn har vært meget gode mot oss, og ingen har gjort oss nogen fortred, og vi har ikke mistet noget i all den tid vi ferdedes sammen med dem, når vi var ute på marken.
PortugueseTodavia, aqueles homens têm-nos sido muito bons, e nunca fomos agravados deles, e nada nos desapareceu por todo o tempo em que convivemos com eles quando estávamos no campo.   
RumanianWi totuw oamenii acewtia au fost foarte buni cu noi; nu ne-au ocqrkt, wi nu ni s`a luat nimic, kn tot timpul ckt am fost cu ei kn ckmp.
RussianБ ЬФЙ МА"Й ПЮЕОШ "П'ТЩ Л ОБН, ОЕ П'ЙЦБМЙ ОБУ, Й ОЙЮЕЗП ОЕ ТП БМП Х ОБУ ЧП ЧУЕ ЧТЕНС, ЛПЗ"Б НЩ ИП"ЙМЙ У ОЙНЙ, 'ЩЧ Ч ПМЕ;
Spanisha pesar de que esos hombres han sido muy buenos con nosotros. Nunca nos han hecho daño, ni nos ha faltado nada mientras hemos andado con ellos cuando estábamos en el campo.
SwedishDessa män hava likväl varit oss mycket nyttiga; vi hava aldrig lidit något förfång, och aldrig har något kommit bort för oss under hela den tid vi drogo omkring i deras närhet, medan vi voro därute på marken.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Misspellings: Conversant

Misspellings

"Conversant" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: conversa, conversano, conversat, conversate, conversatn, conversent, converson, converstant. (additional references)

Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

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Rhyming with "Conversant"

# of Phoneme MatchesPronunciationWord(s) rhyming with "conversant" (pronounced kunver"sunt)
5-er" s u n tdispersant.
4-s u n tabsent, adjacent, adolescent, antidepressant, complacent, complaisant, convalescent, Crescent, decent, depressant, docent, effervescent, evanescent, fluorescent, incandescent, incessant, indecent, innocent, iridescent, lucent, luminescent, magnificent, nascent, obsolescent, preadolescent, quiescent, recent, reminiscent, reticent, suppressant, translucent, tumescent.
3-u n tabandonment, abatement, aberrant, abhorrent, abortifacient, absorbent, abstinent, abundant, accelerant, accident, accompaniment, accomplishment, accountant, accouterment, achievement, acknowledgement, acknowledgment, adamant, adherent, adjournment, adjustment, adjutant, adornment, advancement, advertisement, advisement, afferent, affiant, affluent, agent, aggrandizement, agreement, ailment, alignment, allotment, amazement, ambient, ambivalent, amendment, amusement, ancient, announcement, annulment, antecedent, antigovernment, antioxidant, apartment, apparent, appeasement, applicant, appointment, apportionment, ardent, argent, argument, armament, arraignment, arrangement, arrant, arrogant, ascendant, aspirant, assailant, assessment, assignment, assistant, assortment, astonishment, astringent, atonement, attachment, attainment, attendant, banishment, basement, battlement, belligerent, bemusement, beneficent, benevolent, bereavement, betterment, bewilderment, blandishment, blatant, bombardment, brilliant, buoyant, celebrant, claimant, clairvoyant, Clement, client, coefficient, cogent, cognizant, coherent, coincident, combatant, commandment, commencement, commitment, compartment, competent, complainant, complement, compliant, component, comportment, concealment, concomitant, concurrent, condiment, confident, confinement, confluent, consequent, consignment, consistent, consonant, constant, constituent, consultant, containment, contaminant, contentment, contestant, continent, contingent, convenient, convent, convergent, coolant, copayment, corespondent, cormorant, correspondent, Courant, covenant, crosscurrent, current, curtailment, debarment, debasement, decadent, decedent, declarant, decongestant, defendant, deferment, defiant, deficient, defoliant, delinquent, deodorant, department, dependent, deployment, deportment, derailment, descendant, descendent, despondent, detachment, detergent, determent, determinant, deterrent, detriment, development, deviant, different, diligent, diminishment, disagreement, disappointment, disarmament, disbarment, disbursement, discernment, discordant, discouragement, disenchantment, disenfranchisement, disengagement, disestablishment, disgruntlement, disillusionment, disinfectant, disinvestment, dismantlement, dismemberment, disobedient, displacement, dissident, dissonant, distant, divalent, divergent, divestment, dominant, dormant, easement, ebullient, efferent, efficient, effluent, elegant, element, elephant, eloquent, embankment, embarrassment, embayment, embellishment, embezzlement, embodiment, emergent, emigrant, eminent, emplacement, employment, empowerment, enactment, encampment, enchantment, encirclement, encouragement, encroachment, endangerment, endearment, endorsement, endowment, enforcement, engagement, enhancement, enjoyment, enlargement, enlightenment, enlistment, enrichment, enrollment, enslavement, entanglement, entertainment, enticement, entitlement, entombment, entrant, entrapment, entrenchment, environment, equipment, equivalent, errant, escapement, escarpment, esculent, establishment, estrangement, evident, excellent, excitement, excrement, exigent, existent, exorbitant, expectant, expectorant, expedient, experiment, exponent, extant, extinguishment, extravagant, exuberant, exultant, Fabricant, fervent, figment, filament, flagrant, flamboyant, flatulent, flippant, fluent, formant, fragment, fragrant, fraudulent, frequent, fulfillment, gallant, garment, garnishment, giant, government, grandiloquent, grandparent, harassment, hesitant, hydrant, ignorant, immanent, immigrant, imminent, impairment, impatient, impeachment, impediment, impertinent, implement, important, impotent, impoundment, impoverishment, impressment, imprisonment, improvement, imprudent, inadvertent, incident, incipient, incitement, inclement, incoherent, incompetent, inconsistent, incontinent, inconvenient, increment, incumbent, independent, indictment, indifferent, indigent, indignant, indolent, inducement, indulgent, inefficient, infant, informant, infotainment, infrequent, infringement, ingredient, inhabitant, inhalant, inherent, inpatient, insignificant, insistent, insolent, insolvent, installment, instant, instrument, insufficient, insurgent, integument, intelligent, intercurrent, interdependent, intermittent, internment, intersegment, intolerant, intransigent, invariant, investment, involvement, irrelevant, irreverent, irritant, itinerant, jubilant, judgement, judgment, latent, leant, lenient, lieutenant, ligament, litigant, lubricant, luxuriant, malevolent, malignant, maltreatment, management, measurement, merchant, micromanagement, migrant, militant, miscreant, misgovernment, misjudgment, mismanagement, misstatement, mistreatment, moment, monovalent, monument, mordant, movement, mutant, negligent, noncombatant, nonexistent, nongovernment, nonmanagement, nonpayment, nonresident, nonviolent, nourishment, nutrient, obedient, observant, occupant, odorant, ointment, omnipotent, omnipresent, omniscient, operant, opponent, opulent, ornament, orpiment, outpatient, outplacement, overconfident, overpayment, overstatement, oxidant, pageant, parchment, parent, parliament, participant, patent, patient, pavement, payment, peasant, penchant, pendant, penitent, pennant, percipient, permanent, persistent, pertinent, petulant, pheasant, pigment, piquant, placement, pleasant, pliant, poignant, pollutant, postponement, postretirement, potent, precedent, predicament, predominant, preeminent, pregnant, prejudgment, prepayment, prescient, present, presentment, prevalent, procurement, proficient, prominent, pronouncement, propellant, proponent, protestant, provident, prudent, prurient, pungent, punishment, pursuant, puzzlement, quadrant, quotient, radiant, rampant, readjustment, reagent, realignment, reappointment, reapportionment, rearmament, rearrangement, reassessment, reassignment, recalcitrant, recipient, recombinant, recruitment, recurrent, redeployment, redevelopment, redundant, reemployment, reenactment, refinement, refreshment, refrigerant, refurbishment, Regent, regiment, registrant, reimbursement, reinforcement, reinstatement, reinvestment, relevant, reliant, reluctant, remnant, repayment, repellent, repentant, replacement, replenishment, repugnant, requirement, resentment, resettlement, resident, resilient, resistant, resonant, resplendent, respondent, restatement, resultant, resurgent, retardant, retirement, retrenchment, reverent, rodent, rudiment, ruminant, sacrament, salient, seafront, sealant, sediment, segment, semipermanent, sentiment, Sequent, sergeant, serpent, servant, settlement, shipment, significant, silent, solvent, somnolent, stagnant, statement, stimulant, strident, stringent, student, subcontinent, subsequent, subservient, succulent, sufficient, supergiant, superintendent, supplement, supplicant, surfactant, talent, tangent, temperament, tenant, tenement, testament, tetravalent, tolerant, torrent, tournament, transcendent, transient, transparent, treatment, trenchant, trident, triumphant, truant, truculent, turbulent, tyrant, undercurrent, underdevelopment, underemployment, undergarment, underpayment, understatement, unemployment, unimportant, unpleasant, unrepentant, urgent, vacant, vagrant, valiant, variant, vehement, verdant, vibrant, vigilant, violent, virulent, warrant, wonderment.

Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits.

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Anagrams: Conversant

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

Words within the letters "a-c-e-n-n-o-r-s-t-v"

-1 letter: covenants.

-2 letters: ancestor, centavos, convents, converts, covenant, enactors, overacts, overcast, resonant.

-3 letters: ancones, atoners, avocets, canners, canters, cantons, cantors, carnets, cartons, caverns, cavorts, centavo, coarsen, coaster, coaters, connate, conners, consent, contras, convent, convert, corneas, cornets, corvets, coverts, cratons, cravens, enactor, narcose, nascent, natrons, nectars, nonarts, novenas, octanes, octaves, overact, recants, scanner, scanter, senator.

 Words containing the letters "a-c-e-n-n-o-r-s-t-v"
 

+1 letter: contravenes, covenanters, covenantors.

 

+2 letters: conservation, contraveners, contrivances, conversation.

 

+3 letters: conservations, conversations.

 

+4 letters: conservational, conservatizing, contraventions, conversational, convertaplanes, convertiplanes, revaccinations.

 

+5 letters: conservationist, neoconservatism, neoconservative, nonconservation, nonconservative, noncreativities, nonrelativistic, uncontroversial.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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INDEX

1. Definition
2. Synonyms
3. Crosswords
4. Usage: Commercial
5. Quotations: Familiar
6. Quotations: Fiction
7. Quotations: Non-fiction
8. Usage Frequency
9. Expressions
10. Expressions: Internet
11. Translations: Modern
12. Bible Trace
13. Derivations
14. Rhymes
15. Anagrams
16. Bibliography


  

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